Founded in 2015 by international film executives, Mark Gooder and Alison Thompson, Cornerstone is a leader in the global independent film community. With offices in London and Los Angeles, the company specializes in international sales, financing, and distribution of feature films. Our brand is synonymous with quality commercial story-telling. With a prominent position in the community and deeply-rooted relationships with producers and filmmakers, we serve as executive producers in the packaging and sales process providing strong curatorial and creative direction to producers, financiers, and creative story-tellers. Cornerstone is also a partner in Genstone, a London-based content management company.
Cornerstone’s current slate includes James Ashcroft’s horror feature When Darkness Loves Us starring Emilia Clarke, Bijan Sheibani’s The Arrival, writer-director Theo Rhys feature debut Stuffed starring Jodie Comer and Harry Melling, Simon Bird’s Pretend I’m Not Here starring Matthew Broderick, Sally Hawkins and Martin Freeman, Mike Leigh’s upcoming Untitled 2025, Harry Lighton’s directorial debut Pillion starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling which screened in Official Selection, Un Certain Regard at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival; and Fangs, directed by Lucy McKendrick and starring Joel Edgerton, Toni Colette and Peter Mullen.
